§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills which universities have indicated that they will commence bursary schemes from 2006–07 for students from families with incomes(a) between £15,970 and £22,270 and (b) between £22,270 and £33,533; and how much money is being given in each case. [161436]
240WThe underlying pupil and teacher figures were published on 25 September 2003 in the statistical volume, "Statistics of Education, Schools in England 2003", a copy of which has been placed in the Library. The table is also available on the statistics section of the DfES website at: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/ DB/VOL/v000417/index.shtml
§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many teacher vacancies there were in Chorley on the latest date for which figures are available; and what steps he is taking to reduce them. [161451]
§ Mr. MilibandThe information is not available in the form requested. In January 2003, there were 40 vacancies for full-time teachers in maintained schools in the Lancashire local education authority (LEA) area, which includes Chorley.
Like other areas, since 1997 Chorley has benefited from the initiatives that the Government have put in place to recruit and retain teachers and to increase the number of staff supporting them in schools. Since 1997, the number of full-time equivalent regular teachers in maintained schools in the former Lancashire LEA area has risen by 390, from 11,870 to 12,260 in 2003. Over the same period, the number of full-time equivalent school support staff in the area has grown by 2,870 from 3,620 to 6,490 in 2003.
§ Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many staff the Department employs on a temporary basis through employment agencies; what percentage this is of total staff employed; and how much the Department paid employment agencies to supply temporary staff in(a) 2001–02, (b) 2002–03 and (c) 2003–04 to the most recent date for which figures are available. [158252]
§ Mr. Charles ClarkeThe following table gives the figures for the past three financial years since the Department for Education and Skills was established in 2001.
The significant increase in 2002–2003 was largely due to the implementation of a new range of policy development in Schools Directorate and the general establishment of the new Department.
§ Alan JohnsonI am placing today in the Library a copy of a letter from Universities UK to me, which outlines these details as currently known. Individual universities are responsible for their own bursary schemes.